I was surprised to see so much rather dry personal history of certain characters near the beginning, but it was necessary for me to be able to see just what Salander and Blomkvist will be up against. In some ways the writing style is similar to Mary Higgins Clark--short segments that tell exactly what is happening. No conclusions are drawn...no opinions are expressed. The reading is left to put together the pieces. This is why I enjoyed teaching Lois Duncan's Killing Mr. Griffin. I could teach both story elements and drawing conclusion skills with the book and the kids were on the edge of their seats reading it! Ended the year with it with my slower readers--and every teacher knows... the end of the year is when you bring out your most interesting material if you want to survive until summer. :-)
TR has finished The Pillars of the Earth and is now reading the second book in the Hunger Games series. I won't be reading it. People senselessly hurting people in an institutionalized way is not appealing to me.
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